On Thursday, the 20th of February 2014, the History Department, as part of their development plan, staged an event in celebration of “Jamaica Day”. The theme for the day’s celebration was “Ole Time Sinting Come Back Again”.

This Celebration was in part, recognition of “Black History Month”, as well

Saturday, January 18, 2014 was the Second Jamaican David “Wagga” Hunt Scholarship Fundraising Ball. It was a night of glitz, with beautiful and elegantly dressed ladies and finely dressed men, in attendance. There were a live band and a DJ for the entertainment and excellent food for all to enjoy.

The Rt. Rev. E. Don Taylor, former Vicar Bishop for New York, former principal of KC and KC Old Boy, has been in New York since December for an advanced medical procedure following his hospitalization in Jamaica.

Reprinted below is an update on his recovery provided by the Episcopal

Sumptious breakfast of mackerel and bananas at an Old Harbour nondescript restaurant

These days, unless I can help it, I travel by myself – misery does not like misery. Besides, everybody seems to be in a hurry these days. And, I’m not. I had the occasion to visit Manchester, Jamaica, a few weeks ago, and true to form, chose the road less

It would be an understatement of elephantine proportions for one to say that the Kingston College Sixth Form Etiquette Session was simply “an evening of excellence.” The event was held at The Jamaica Pegasus Hotel on December 9, 2013. The ambiance of the hotel’s lobby was breathtaking. It was evident

CEDRIC WILSON, SHAWNEE NYAME AND 8 OF THE TOP 10 STUDENTS OF 11 GIBSON

Recently, the top ten (10) students of 11 Gibson were treated to a special surprise when their form parent, Mr. Cedric Wilson who attended KC from 1974-1979, presented them with tickets to the KCPTA Fish Fry.

These students had achieved the top ten positions in their class for the

Leslie Lucas died recently of complications caused by injury after having been knocked down by a car. Leslie will be remembered as a person but above all, as the goal keeper of the famous 1960’s KC football teams.

I remember Leslie at school not because of any special friendship, but

The Tampa Chapter of the KCOBA held its annual dinner/dance on Saturday, March 1, 2014 at the Tampa Letter Carriers Hall in Tampa. Patrons were treated to a sumptuous meal while DJ Mark Swaby provided entertainment that had folks dancing right up to close at 2 AM.

The long line of cars on North Street attempting to enter the Clovelly Park campus of Kingston College indicated that something important, certainly something unusual for a Wednesday evening, was happening this day. I abandoned the car being driven by my work colleague after deciding it was futile to attempt

Another winter edition of the Olympic Games came and went in the blink of an eye. For two weeks, the world was entertained by various athletes from the four corners of the globe competing in majestic events such as bobsleigh, hockey, figure skating, snowboarding, skiing and so much more. The

Co-author Mr. Donovan Dowie handing over a donation of 250 copies of the text book “How to Pass Mathematics at CXC and CSEC” to the Principal of Kingston College, Mr. Dave Myrie, on Friday, January 17. KC Old boys Dr. Patrick Dallas (R) and Mr. Maurice Weir (L) look on.

The Board of the KCOBA is committed to rebuilding the KC Sixth Form into the intellectual centre of North Street. A key means of developing the intellectual capacity of our current Sixth Form is ensuring that high quality reading and research material are available to students and faculty.

Champs fever is in the air! I just read a tweet that said the Jamaican conglomerate, Grace Kennedy, will invest J$36.75 million in Champs this year. And some of that money will go to the coaches of the winning boys and girls teams – J$150,000 each plus other prizes. Excitement

Norma Wilson passed on recently. She is the mother of Vice Principal, Juliet Wilson

Norma Grace Wilson was born on April 3, 1947 and attended Pondside Elementary School in Hanover. She trained as an Enrolled Assistant Nurse at the Princess Margaret Hospital and graduated in 1973. She worked at the

Leslie Lucas who succumbed to injuries on November 15th, 2013, several days after being struck by a car while walking his dog, was deemed as an eccentric. Probably mostly by those who, eccentric themselves, self-servingly saw themselves as being less so.

Donald Hall Donald Hall, brother of Dr. John Hall passed away in Atlanta. Donald attended Kingston College from the late 40's to early 50's and represented the school at both Cricket and Track & Field.

George (Rajah) McQueen George Alphanso (Rajah) McQUEEN, late of Bridgemount Heights

In 1962, the Fifty-second Inter-Scholastic Boys Championship (Champs) was held at the historic Sabina Park for the last time. The new venue - the National Stadium - opened in August 1962 has remained the premier location since 1963 except for closures in 1983 and 2002.

I am a first year Literatures in English and History major student at the University of the West Indies Mona Campus and an assistant Caribbean Exams Council (CXC) tutor at Penwood High School. The road to University was not an easy one for me. It was hard and at one

On Monday, the 27th of January 2014 the people of Cuba and other student organizations like Federation of University Students (Federacion de Estudiantes Universitarios or FEU), took part in the Gran March of the Torches (Gran Marcha de los Antorchas) to celebrate the 161st Anniversary of the birth of Cuba’s

By the time you read this, I should have left American Samoa after some 20 months, and be back in Florida. At the risk of being laughed at (no risk at all as I can already hear you laughing) I am wearing a black Samoan Lavalava in my photograph.